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I bought a 1995 325i convertible for my Daugther July of this year. Has run great until this last week when it just stopped. Turns over and will fire with a drop of starting fluid. I let it sit a couple days and it fired and ran perfectly all day....then nothing the next day. I do not hear the fuel pump engage. Lifted the back seat and put a meter on the fuel pump plugs...with key on the white plug reads 12 volts, the black plug 0 volts. I had the key turn the engine over and still registered 0 volts on the black plug....the relays all click when the key is on... I applied 12 volts to the disconnected fuel pump...it runs....now what

I have located the fuel pump relay...N0. 1 in the Haynes manual, cleaned contacts, replaced...nada

I know I have spark cause she fires with a drop of starting fluid...I'm strongly leaning to throwing a relay and the fuel pump at her....there is a circuit diagram on the side of the orange BMW relay....will try test the relay on the bench next....